ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203083
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JR521 |
| MSN: | 5V-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Germain-d'Ectot -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.9 Lantheuil |
Force landed in a field after engine seized.
Aircraft piloted by J/22244 F/L I W Smith RCAF (unhurt)
Sources:
439 SQN archives
http://www.thisisme.ca/439squadron/TIGER/439album-8.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=smith
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/hawker-typhoon/110613-4152435.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1945 | PD564 | 439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.86 Helmond Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 3 May 1945 | SW443 | 439 (Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Near Pinneberg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2017 16:53 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Dec-2017 07:17 | tachel | Updated [Cn] |
| 07-Jan-2018 20:13 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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